EVS - EVS Tech I

Children's Health•Dallas, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic and aesthetically pleasing care environment. Provide corrective cleansing action for rooms and public areas while engaged in contact with staff, visitors, patients and patient's families as needed. Contact may include physical, psychological, educational and safety related and should be appropriate to the specific demographics of patients served in assigned service areas.Responsible for timely cleaning of rooms, floors in corridors and other assigned areas to meet established cleanliness and infection control standards. EVS Technician 1 is to ensure cleansing standards are according to the Association for Health Care Environment (AHE) publication Practice Guidance for Health Care Environmental Cleaning policies as the EVS Tech 1 is an essential contributor to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention and patient experience.

Requirements

Less than 1 year Minimum 6 months of related experience
Can demonstrate effective use of computers and/or movable devices for job performance activities
High school diploma or equivalent

Nice To Haves

The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE):Certified Health Care Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) and/or Certified Surgical Cleaning Technician (CSCT)

Responsibilities

Responsible for cleaning and disinfection, of patient care areas including but not limited to daily occupied and discharge/transfer, clinical, ancillary, support services; cleansing not limited to, dusting, vacuuming, gathering and disposing of trash and waste materials, removing linens, cleaning and disinfecting bathrooms and/or patient rooms, cleaning and disinfecting fixtures, wet mopping and other similar duties.
Maintain assigned equipment/cleaning carts for cleanliness and have repairs made as needed. Keeps stock and restocks of supplies and equipment as needed.
Removes waste and transports to the appropriate disposal area while identifying proper wasted streams handling (i.e. regulated medical, recycle, solid, and hazardous). Take corrective action for unsatisfactory cleanliness when observed in any area of the hospital, i.e., removing litter in public areas.
Utilize bed tracking system (EPIC or other system) to identify cleaning needs; respond to pager or overhead pages, and assist in cleaning of emergency spills, observed or upon request.
Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA) Adheres to all organization safety, risk management and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety.
Follows all infection prevention practices and process, hand hygiene, standard & isolation precautions, as well as proper donning an offing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Respectfully listens to viewpoints and ideas of others.
Performs floor care and maintenance throughout the facility, including hard surfaces and carpeting. Including cleaning stairwell and elevators and hanging of curtains.